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To all whom, it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, HENRY LoBDELL, a resi` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LOBDELL, oFlrRoY', NEN/vromeA CURTAIN-STICK.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,334, dated January22, 1884.

Application tiled November 22, 1883. (Xo model.)

dent ofthe city of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Sticks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, that Will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertai ns to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot'reference marked thereon, which form a part of thist specication.

Similar lettersrefer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain-sticks and the' methodof attaching' curtains thereto; and it consists in providing the stickwith a row of curtain-fasteners having pointed hooks adapted to piercethe cur-l tain and secure the same to the stick, the latter beingproperlyprepared to receive the hooks and curtains.

rIhe object of my invention is to facilitate the proper adjustment andreadjustnient of a curtain upon a stick for use as a curtain.

Figure l is a perspective v.,iew of a portion of a curtain and stick,showing my improved method and hooks. Fig; 2 is a cross-section taken atthe broken line a b in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken at thebroken line c d in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isa cross-section taken at the brokenline e g in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sid elevation of one ot' the hook-tacks.

Byv the term curtain-sticks I intend to include curtain rollers, poles,and slats.

The diflieulties experienced in attaching curt-ains to their rollers bymeans of common tacks are well known, and I have ascertained that byemploying hook-headed tacks C many of these difficulties are overcome. Iprefer to first insert the pointed end P in the stick, ranging the tacksat proper intervals in a straight line'to form a row of tacks extendinglongitudinally of the stick, with the hooks all projecting in the samedirection, and transverselyiof the roller, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Ithen place one corner edge of the curtain end to be attached to thestick beneath the hook at one end of the row of tack's',.in the positionshown in Fig. 2, and drive the tack into the. "stick until the hookpenetrates the curtain, as shown in-Fig. 3; then grasp the curtain atthe opposite side on the same end and draw it taut, and hold it in'sucha position that the end edge will rest just under the hooks of theremaining tacks, as shown; then drive ,the remaining tacks in the samemanner as the ,rst The hook-tacks may be partially inserted at thefactory when the stick is manufacturedhready for use as I havedescribed; In this manner the curtain can be easily, properly, andquickly adjusted, as it is not necessary to pick up each ytackseparately and adjust the same in the proper position while the curtainis also being adjusted to its proper position, as is necessary in thehook-tacks are adjusted in a straight line, forming a row extendinglongitudinally ofthe stick,

curtain. Flat-headed ,tacks cannot be so adjusted, because their pointsmust pierce the curtain before entering the stick.

The hook may be circular in shape, as shown in Fig. 4, or ot' any otherdesired shape, which presents two pointsone to pierce and secure the-tack ,to the-stick, and one to pierce and secure the curtain.-

'I here may be a slot, D, cut in the stick transto be countersunktherein, to present a comparatively smooth and even outer surface.

YWhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A curtain-stick provided with a row of curtain-fasteners rangedlongitudinally of the stick, said fasteners having pointed hooks adaptedto pierce and secure the curtain upon the stick, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

. 2. A hook-headed tack, in combination with -a transversely-slottedcurtain-stick and curtain, substantially as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day ofNovember, 1883.

lHENRY LoBDELL.

Witnesses: GEO. A. MosHER,

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